With “Sex and the City” scoring at the box office, Kim Cattrall is returning to HBO in a comedy project, the Hollywood Reporter says. The actress is set to star in and executive produce an adaptation of the British comedy…
When Time Warner spins off its cable operations, it will put Time Warner Cable chief Glenn Britt saddled with debt with new competitors invading its territory, the Wall Street Journal says. Mr. Britt says that if cable content moves to…
Instead of sober documentaries, viewers will see celebrities such as Tommy Lee, Ludacris, Tom Bergeron and Adrian Grenier on Planet Green, the new network being launched this week by Discovery Communications, the Associated Press says. The network replaces Discovery Home…
Warren Leight, executive producer for NBC Universal’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” may be signed by HBO to work on the second season of “In Treatment,” the Daily Variety reports NBC Universal’s USA Network is also trying to secure an…
A group led by NBC Universal appears to be leading the bidding for the Weather Channel, with an offer of $3.5 billion, the New York Times said. Weather Channel owner had been hoping to get $5 billion for the cable…
Filmmaker Albert Brooks will be appearing in the Showtime series “Weeds,” playing the father-in-law of star Mary-Louise Parker, the New York Times says. Mr. Brooks tells the paper he likes the show and hopes his new gig will bring him…
A new series on Sundance Channel takes a look at the United State through the eyes of four Westernized Arabs and was designed to be shows in the Middle East, the New York Times reports. After its run on the…
Hour-long episodes of MTV’s “Real World,” set in Brooklyn this season, is the most “vivid, engaging and artful in years,” the Los Angeles Times says. Already one member of the cast has gone into rehab, another has been arrested, and…
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